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Carla Denyer
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Official portrait, 2024
Co-leader of the Green Party
of England and Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2021
Servingwith Adrian Ramsay
Green Carla Denyer 24,539 56.6 +30.6
Labour Thangam Debbonaire 14,13232.6−25.9
Conservative Samuel Williams1,9984.6−9.7
Reform UK Robert Clarke1,3383.1+1.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Coombes1,1622.7New
Party of Women Kellie-Jay Keen 1960.5New
Majority10,40724.0N/A
Turnout 43,36569.1–4.1
Registered electors 62,735
Green gain from Labour Swing +28.2
General election 2019: Bristol West [94]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thangam Debbonaire 47,028 62.3 –3.6
Green Carla Denyer18,80924.9+12.0
Conservative Suria Aujla8,82211.7–2.1
Brexit Party Neil Hipkiss8691.2New
Majority28,21937.4–14.7
Turnout 75,52876.1–1.0
Labour hold Swing

Bristol City Council

Clifton East

2015 Bristol City Council election: Clifton East Ward 2015 [95]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Carla Suzanne Denyer 1,945 32.16 +16.63
Conservative Sarah Helen Cleave1,68427.84–5.81
Liberal Democrats Christian Adam Martin1,24320.55–14.13
Labour Kerry Barker1,01916.85+0.72
Independents for Bristol Christine Townsend1222.02N/A
TUSC Ian Quick350.58N/A
Majority2614.32+3.29
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.22

Clifton Down

2016 Bristol City Council election: Clifton Down (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Carla Denyer 1,255 33.43
Green Clive Stevens 1,001 26.66
Labour Philip Jardine99126.40
Conservative Sarah Cleave77520.64
Labour Satnam Singh*76620.40
Liberal Democrats Tom Stubbs67317.93
Conservative Steve Smith66517.71
Liberal Democrats Joshua Warwick-Smith60616.14
Independent Dawn Parry2737.27
Turnout 3,75447.49
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
2021 Bristol City Council election: Clifton Down (2 seats) [96]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Carla Suzanne Denyer 2,458 60.26 +26.83
Green Tom Hathway 1,752 42.95 +16.29
Labour Elliott Jacob Callender88021.57–4.83
Labour Teresa Ann Stratford65416.03–4.37
Conservative Jude Fabio D'Alesio44911.01–9.63
Liberal Democrats Merche Clark44510.91–7.02
Liberal Democrats Laura Kirsten Barry42810.49–5.65
Conservative Edward Alexander De'Mayene Gibson3979.73–7.98
Turnout 4,07946.09–1.40
Green hold
Green hold

Co-leader of the Green Party

DateVotes % votesPlace
2021 6,274 (second round)61.7 (second round)Elected (stood on a joint co-leadership ticket with Adrian Ramsay)

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